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G. N. KELLY ET AL.

Feb. 12, 1935.

TABLE A Filed Jan. 20, 195.4

iL--n---yjf f Inventors.-

Patented Feb. 12, 1935 PATENT OFFICE A, ffTALE c Gooding N. Kelly, Chicago, Ill., and Lester Wuenn,

i Michigan City,

Ind., assigner to The DearbornV Company, Chicago, Ill., a corporation of Illinois; t Appiieatien January zo, 1934, serial No. 797,510

` 7 Claims. (CI. 311-52) Ydrawerrofthe table .toasupport a detached leaf andto. provide ,simplemeans for interengaging theleafewith they tabletop and the drawer to hold the leaf securely; in placein the planeet l the table tn. .I ,L 'A

And affurtherobject of the invention is'to provide a leaf with means .whereby it may be engaged with the `table top and. anopen Vdrawerin a man'- ner to secure the leaf vtightly and firmlyl in place lupon the drawer; and inproper relation ,to the table top to form a solid extension iof the topin theI planethereof. 1-

:Inf the drawing we have illustrated the inven-` tion in asimpleembodiment of a refeetory type of table and referring thereto Y g Fig. 1 ris a top plan View of a table showing the Vframe ofthe table and ,the-extension leaf supported. in place on the drawer in broken lines.

- Fig. 2 ,is a fragmentary bottom planfview of the table showing the extension leaf and the table top partly broken away and the cleats of the eX- tension leaf arranged within the opendrawer of thetab1e. Y

,t Fig. 3v is a sectional view on the line 3 3 of Fig. V.1 showing, inbrokenlines, the manner-in which the extension leaf is installed in position. v- Fig. 4 is a sectional View on theline V4-1 of Flge2; .7 Referring tothe drawing, 5 indicates generally `the frame of the table which has a fixed topey and a drawer 7 arranged to slide in any suitable guides through an apron vBof the table. The drawer is limited in its outward movement by stops 9 which may befastened to the, underside of the.. top 6 and in'its inward movement by stops 10 which are shownfastened tothe apronvll. We

have shown a drawer having'a depth substantially equalto the width of the table and thestops 9 are;` located to limit the outward movement Vof the drawer so` that it will support the extension leaf 12 without projecting ybeyond the outer.A edge thereof. The location of the stops 9 and 10 will dependI upon., thev depth, of the drawerand the sired and Vthe position thereof may be varied accordingly.

Cleats 13 are fastened to the underside of the j engages to assist in formingv a tight joint.

extension leaf 12 and they are spaced apart so that they will t snugly within the drawer between the sides 14 thereof. Thecleats are arranged so that ends 15 project beyond the inner edge of the leaf to engage beneath that part of the. table top which overlaps the drawer whenopened.' The edges of the table top may be square but we prefer that they he chamfered, at leastk the edge 16 with which the extension leaf engages, and the engaging edge of the extension leaf should be shaped to complement the edge'of the table top which it The ends 17 of the cleats are preferably rounded so that they will ride over'th'etop edge of the drawer front 18-when the extension leaf is installed. g

Taperedwedges 9' are secured to the top drearwardly of the stops 9 and as the draweinioves to its full open position the rear rail thereof .rides over .these wedges thereby pivoting the front of the drawer upwardly to compensate for play of the drawer in its support and'hold it firmly in position to insure support of the extensionleaf in the plane of the table top.-l The stops 9 limiting outward movement of the drawer are located and the cleats are so arranged on the extension Y j leaf that ii/hentlrie drawer is opened full and the extension leaf is installed the rounded ends of Y the cleats in sliding over the top edgeof the drawer front pull the drawer over theewedges 9 and against the stopsg, and the cleats will'wedge against Vthe drawer front as Ythe extension leaf comesto rest upon thefdrawer and the extended ends 15 of the cleats clamp beneath the table top so `that the drawer is rigidly held inopen position and the Vextension lea-f is rigidly and solidly supported upon the drawer and snuglyA against .the edge ofthe table and in the plane of the top 'to affordV a smooth extension thereof. The sides of the drawer may be extended as VYat 19 beyond the drawer front 18, at least as far as the drawer pullV 20, to Vextend the support for theextension leaf if desired. e l Y 4 The invention provides a simple and convenient means for extending the top Yof a table and it is particularly useful Vin'connection with small dining room'tables of the refectoryor refectorette type. We have shown the invention in a table designed Vto be extended at one side only jhut it will he readily understood that the depth of the drawer maybe reduced and another drawer y g provided at the Vopposite side of the tablevso that extent of opening movement of the drawer de-VV stead of at the sides or at both ends and sides, it

being only necessary to provide the drawers where needed. It is a very simple and easy operation to install the leaf because it is only necessary to open the drawer and put the leaf in place thereon in the manner indicated in broken lines in Fig. 3. The extended ends of the cleats take `under and engage the edge of the table top and the rounded edges 17 of the cleats ride against the top of the drawer front and snugly between the sides of the drawer until the leaf rests upon the drawer. Thus the cleats cooperate with the drawer and the stops 9 to hold the leaf tightly against the table top and the extensions 15 of the cleats hold the leaf in place on the drawer. The leaf is supported in place entirely by the` drawer and it is secured on the drawer in the plane of the top of the table without employing any fastening devices that require manipulation. The cleats cooperate with the sides of the drawer to prevent endwise displacement of the leaf and with the table top to hold the leaf on the drawer, and thus the cleats form the sole means for securing the leaf to the table. Y

While we have shown and described the invention as adapted for extending a small dining room table at one side thereof we have indicated sufficiently to' those skilled in the art that the invention may by duplication be employed for extending'both sides or both ends and sides of the table, and tables of any kind to which it is or may be adapted, and we reserve the right to make any changes that may be required for adapting the invention for these various uses within the scope of the following claims.

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l. In a table having a top, a drawer, a support for the drawer whereby the drawer may be slid beneath the top and to open position beyond an edge of the top, and tapered wedges on the underside of the top and engageable with the drawer when in open position to bind the drawer rigidly in its support.

2; The combination of a table having a top, a drawer arranged to slide beneath the top to open position beyond an edge thereof, an extension leaf adapted to be supported on the drawer in open position and against the adjacent edge of the table top and in the plane of the top, means on the underside of the extension leaf cooperating with the drawer and table top for holding the extension leaf on the drawer, and tapered wedges on the underside of the'rtop and engageable with the drawer to firmly hold the drawer when in open position and insuring rigid support of the extension leaf in the plane of the top.

3. In a table having a top, a drawer including front, rear and side rails, a support for the drawer whereby the drawer may be slid beneath the top and to open position beyond an edge of the top, and tapered wedges on the underside of the top and engageable with the rear rail of the drawer when in open position to bind the drawer rigidly in its support.

4. In a table having a top, a drawer including front, rear and side rails, a support for the drawer whereby the drawer may be slid beneath the top and t'o open position beyond an edge of the top, means Von the top and `engageable with the rear rail of the drawer to limit sliding movement of the drawer to open position, and tapered wedges on the underside of the top and engageable with the upper edge of the rear rail of the drawer when in open position to bind the drawer rigidly in its support.

5. The combination of a table having a top, a drawer including front, rear and side rails and arranged to slide beneath the top and to open position beyond an edge thereof, an extension leaf adapted to be supported on the drawer when in open position and against the adjacent edge of the table top and in the plane of the top, cleats secured to the underside of said extension leaf and spaced apart to engage the side rails of the drawer to prevent movement of the extension leaf transversely of the drawer and the table top, said cleats projecting beyond the edge of the leaf which engages the table top and being extended beneath the underside of the table top at the edge which engages the leaf and cooperating with the drawer to hold the leaf in the plane of the top, said cleats being terminated inwardly of the edge opposite the edge of the leaf engaging the table top whereby such inwardly disposed ends of the cleats engage the front rail ofthe drawer, and means for limiting movement of the drawer to open position whereby engagement of the cleats with the front rail of the drawer rmly wedges the extension leaf against the adjacent edge of the table top.

6. The combination of a table having a top, a drawer including front, rear and side rails and arranged to slide beneath the ltop and to open position beyond an edge thereof, an extension leaf adapted to be supported on the drawer when in open position and against the adjacent edge of the table top and in the plane of the top, cleats secured to the underside of said extension leaf and spaced apart to Vengage the side rails of the drawer to prevent movement of the extension leaf transversely of the drawer and the table top, said cleats projecting beyond the edge of the leaf which engagesthe table top and being extended beneath the underside of the table top at the edge which engages the leaf and cooperating with the drawer to hold the leaf in the plane of the top, said cleats being terminated inwardly of the edge opposite the edge of the leaf engaging the table top whereby such inwardly disposed ends of the cleats engage the front rail of the drawer, means for limiting movement of the drawer to open position whereby engagement of the cleats with therfront rail of the drawer firmly wedges the extension leaf against the adjacent edge of the table top, and tapered wedges on the underside of the table top and engageable with the rear rail of the drawer and firmly holding the drawer when in open position and the rear rail is engaged with the limiting means and insuring rigid support of the extension leaf in the plane of the table top.

'7. In a table having a top, a drawer, a support for the drawer whereby the drawer may be slid beneath the top and to open position beyond an edge of the top, stops for limiting sliding movement'of the drawer to open position, wedges on the stops engageable with the drawer when in open position to bind the drawer rigidly in its support, and anl extension leaf adapted to be supported on the drawer in open position and against the adjacent edge of the table top and in the plane of the top.

' GOODING N. KELLY.

LESTER WUENN. 

